The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2054
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 AM
10:45 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1623
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 258.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -16.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.86° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.65° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.