The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 27, 2061
Waxing Crescent
41.9% 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
11:12 AM
2:20 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1710
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.5° / 58.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.05° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.55° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.