The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 28, 2066
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
11:06 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1772
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 26m / 19.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.29° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.10° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.