The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2098
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
2:45 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2167
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 | 301.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 209.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -22.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.15° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.00° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.