The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 27, 2189
Waxing Gibbous
73.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
4:59 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.9%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3293
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.2° / 32.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 23.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.06° / 4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.78° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.