The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 27, 2085
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
10:37 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2007
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 | 26.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 105.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.89° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.18° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.50° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.