The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 2153
Waxing Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
11:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2848
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 | 38.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 56m / 17.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.61° / 0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.80° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.