The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 27, 2001
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
9:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 968
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 119.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 10.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.14° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.35° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.