The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 1922
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 AM
7:11 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -9
Events on this date
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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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 161.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 3.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.04° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.98° / 0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.32° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.