The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 2161
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
8:54 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2947
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 129.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 9.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.56° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.81° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.69° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 226.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.