The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 2028
Waxing Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
11:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.99° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.22° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.81° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.