The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2139
Waning Crescent
4.2% 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
6:13 AM
6:11 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2674
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 177.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.14° / 2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.39° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.55° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.