The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2104
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
9:33 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2242
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 | 14.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 121.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.20° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.92° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.