The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 1996
Waxing Gibbous
56.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
1:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 906
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.9° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 17.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.34° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 7.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.60° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.