The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 27, 2131
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
6:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2575
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 169.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -8.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.44° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.01° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.