The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 28, 2047
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
10:21 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1537
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.2° of each other in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.65° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.93° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.91° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.