The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, March 29, 2027

Last Quarter

53.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
22°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
53.7%
Age
21.3 days
Distance
403,100 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1289

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun265.96°
Phase angle85.81°
Illuminated fraction53.65%
Altitude / azimuth-2.7° / 236.1°
Right ascension / declination18h 21m / -26.97°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude274.70° / -3.62°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.59° / 5.32°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-83.65° / 1.22°
Position angle of the axis359.3°
Position angle of the bright limb88.5°
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.

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