The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 2002
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 PM
6:07 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 980
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 | 164.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.5° / 3.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 7.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.66° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.78° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.