The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 2015
First Quarter
53.6% 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
12:58 PM
2:41 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1141
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 17.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.66° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.31° / 7.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.49° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.