The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 27, 2106
Last Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
12:31 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2266
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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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 | 269.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.33° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / -4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.15° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| 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.