The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 27, 2028
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:43 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 117.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 22m / 14.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.12° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.73° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.