The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 30, 2028
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.1° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 24.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.94° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.09° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.