The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 27, 2182
Last Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
12:44 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3206
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 239.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.64° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.21° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.