The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2014
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
5:47 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1128
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -4.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.61° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.55° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.85° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.