The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 2071
Waning Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
4:08 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1833
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 | 313.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.37° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.84° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.