The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2183
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 AM
12:20 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3219
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 | 63.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.23° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.71° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.