The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 28, 2176
Waning Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:35 PM
8:29 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3132
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 | 216.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.4° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 45m / -21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.39° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.28° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.51° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.