The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Waning Crescent
43.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
11:58 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.6%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 955
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 08m / -21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.83° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.99° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| 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.