The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 27, 2188
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
7:38 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3280
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 148.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 23m / -2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.46° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 10.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.