The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 2131
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
7:36 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2575
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 150.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / -3.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.56° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.23° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 18.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.