The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 19, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
6:00 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1289
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 142.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.6° / 11.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 14.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.82° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.97° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.