The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2188
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
8:36 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3281
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 | 7.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 1.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.89° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.30° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.33° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.