The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2048
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
6:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1549
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 | 161.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.6° / 352.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / -0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.77° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.58° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.12° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| 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.