The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 28, 1993
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 869
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 | 60.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 22.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.46° / 0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.49° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.