The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 1947
Waxing Crescent
39.1% 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
10:11 AM
12:46 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 300
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.46° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -1.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.47° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.