The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 2080
Waxing Crescent
39.5% 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
10:58 AM
2:07 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.5%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 77.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 28.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.55° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.74° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.