The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2099
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 79°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 AM
2:06 AM
79°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2180
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 | 76.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.5° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 28.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.02° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.55° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.91° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.