The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 PM
4:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2217
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 | 111.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 40.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 04m / 21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.68° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.10° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.04° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.