The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 19, 1928
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
4:14 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 64
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 197.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.80° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.05° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.