The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 2116
Waxing Gibbous
98.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 PM
7:06 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.5%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
19° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.1° / 341.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / 5.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.66° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.86° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.