The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 28, 2143
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
5:36 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 360,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2724
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 10.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.44° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.64° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.