The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 23, 2028
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
5:42 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 182.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.90° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.45° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.41° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.