The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2003
Waning Crescent
23.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
1:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 992
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 221.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.69° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.67° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.