The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 28, 2117
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
3:35 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2402
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 | 310.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.5° / 202.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -19.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.20° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.93° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.81° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| 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.