The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 28, 2055
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
8:20 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1636
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.9° / 137.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / 0.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.05° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / 6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.59° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.