The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 28, 2127
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
7:32 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2526
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 2:52 AM, is deepest at 4:35 AM and ends at 6:18 AM. Totality lasts from 3:54 AM to 5:17 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Mar 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.2° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -4.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.80° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.37° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.53° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.