The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 2096
Waxing Crescent
24.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
12:14 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.8%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2143
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.57° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.83° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.