The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 10, 2028
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:32 PM
6:18 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,600 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 353.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.85° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.35° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.