The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2036
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 AM
8:50 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1401
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.06° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.17° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.