The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2028
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
8:16 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1301
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -10.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.41° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.43° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.