The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 2028
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 AM
10:47 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.3° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.55° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.51° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.