The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 20, 2028
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
2:42 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 213.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 11m / -20.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 300.52° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 0.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.80° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| 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.