The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 2115
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 AM
9:38 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2378
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.47° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.67° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.