The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2166
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
4:30 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3008
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.26° / 0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 0.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.71° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.