The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2042
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
3:19 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1475
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.3° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.09° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.15° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.