The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 28, 1909
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:50 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -170
Events on this date
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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 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 64.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.47° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.87° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.