The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 1962
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 AM
11:04 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 485
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 08m / -19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.79° / 3.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.94° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.39° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| 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.