The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 27, 2072
First Quarter
53.1% 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
12:54 PM
2:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1846
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.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 57.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 18.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.22° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.08° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.5° |
| 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.