The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 27, 2039
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
10:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1438
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 103.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.75° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.45° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.