The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 28, 2061
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
3:25 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1710
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.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 49.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 54m / 28.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.02° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.36° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.