The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 28, 2130
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:34 PM
9:34 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2563
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 275.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 14m / -12.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.50° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.53° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| 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.