The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 1903
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 AM
6:43 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -245
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.3° / 171.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.60° / 1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.27° / -1.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.15° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.