The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 27, 2057
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:36 AM
12:11 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1660
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.3° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 26m / -23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.04° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / 0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.50° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.