The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 28, 1955
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 399
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.22° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.11° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.