The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 28, 2105
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
6:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2254
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 | 158.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.5° / 356.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 0.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.32° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.09° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.