The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 27, 2145
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2749
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.56° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / 4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.35° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.