The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2031
Waxing Crescent
28.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
12:43 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.5%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1339
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 | 64.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.18° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.60° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.