The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 28, 2107
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2279
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 | 47.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 88.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 16.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.98° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.77° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.