The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 2171
Waning Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:00 AM
11:10 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -26.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.05° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 4.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.76° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.