The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2087
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 AM
12:43 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2031
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 41m / -19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.59° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.54° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.