The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
70.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
4:38 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1277
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 | 114.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 36.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 16m / 23.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.05° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.08° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.