The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 2091
First Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
2:46 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 385,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2081
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 | 94.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.8° / 56.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.96° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.06° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.29° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.