The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 28, 2120
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
7:26 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2439
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 157.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.85° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.98° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.