The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2053
First Quarter
55.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 PM
2:47 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1611
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 55.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.59° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.96° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.90° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.