The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 1928
First Quarter
52.5% 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
11:20 AM
2:04 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 65
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 | 92.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 25.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.46° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.62° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.08° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.