The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 28, 1946
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
1:47 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 386,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 287
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.9° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -21.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.18° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.81° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.66° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.