The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 2142
Waxing Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
9:32 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2712
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 120.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.58° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.30° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.