The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 27, 2055
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
7:23 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1635
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 152.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 06m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.16° / -3.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / 5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.19° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 35.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.