The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2098
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
3:48 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2167
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 | 312.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.9° / 200.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.10° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.14° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.20° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.