The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 1939
First Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
1:34 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 201
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 | 92.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 18.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.70° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.84° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| 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.