The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2127
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 PM
6:54 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 170.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.5° / 337.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 0.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.93° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.62° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.