The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2025
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:55 AM
7:13 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1264
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 159.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 50m / -1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.13° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.33° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.