The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 31, 2028
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
12:55 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1302
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 31, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 63.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 26.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.94° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.89° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.