The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 2023
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
2:45 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1240
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 56.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 13m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.85° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.94° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.