The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2031
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1339
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.13° / -0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 0.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.80° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.