The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2042
Waxing Crescent
41.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
2:17 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.4%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1475
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 59.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 47m / 27.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.03° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.03° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.34° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.