The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2172
Waxing Crescent
15.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3083
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 | 46.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.50° / 2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.99° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.