The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 2120
Waning Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 AM
6:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2439
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 176.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -4.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.62° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.76° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.