The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 28, 2112
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
8:51 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2341
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.43° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.83° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.36° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.