The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 27, 2004
Waxing Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:54 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1005
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 | 76.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 30m / 26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.40° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.24° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.