The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 2079
Waning Crescent
22.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
3:00 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1932
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.3° / 207.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.40° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.77° / 7.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.37° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.