The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2144
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
2:52 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2736
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 | 297.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 220.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.91° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.96° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.