The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 2113

Waxing Gibbous

88.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
64°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
88.1%
Age
11.0 days
Distance
401,900 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
2353

Events on this date

  1. Venus at its brightest

    Shines at magnitude -4.8, as bright as it gets this time around.

Exact values

For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun139.63°
Phase angle40.44°
Illuminated fraction88.06%
Altitude / azimuth-33.2° / 13.6°
Right ascension / declination10h 05m / 16.05°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude147.54° / 3.98°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.72° / -4.61°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude44.66° / -1.57°
Position angle of the axis21.4°
Position angle of the bright limb294.4°
Apparent magnitude-11.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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