The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2071
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
5:07 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1833
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 192.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 332.75° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.06° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.