The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, March 30, 2027

Waning Crescent

44.2% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
24°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
44.2%
Age
22.3 days
Distance
404,200 km
Apparent size
29.6′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1289

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

Exact values

For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun276.82°
Phase angle96.66°
Illuminated fraction44.20%
Altitude / azimuth5.6° / 229.4°
Right ascension / declination19h 13m / -25.18°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude286.55° / -2.79°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.27° / 4.24°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-95.84° / 1.23°
Position angle of the axis354.4°
Position angle of the bright limb82.7°
Apparent magnitude-9.8

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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