The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 27, 2128
Waning Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
4:42 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2538
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 196.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 57m / -10.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 327.77° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.08° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.