The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 27, 2186
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
2:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 370,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 3256
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 20.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.14° / -2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.31° / 4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.82° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.