The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 2085
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 AM
11:44 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2007
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 | 38.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 92.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 20.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.55° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.29° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.