The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 21, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
6:55 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1289
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 21m / 1.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.54° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.43° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.66° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.