The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 28, 2108
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
8:11 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2291
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.8° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 42m / -9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.83° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.89° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.