The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 28, 2080
First Quarter
50.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:01 PM
3:13 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1945
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 | 90.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 28.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.71° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.55° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.