The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 27, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
59.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
3:42 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2217
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 100.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 47.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.84° / 1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -1.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.22° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.