The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 29, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 PM
3:01 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 65
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 53.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 24.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.89° / 3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.90° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.