The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 28, 1960
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
8:26 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 461
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 | 16.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.60° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / 4.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.69° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.