The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 1901
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
6:46 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -270
Events on this date
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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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.4° / 340.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.61° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.41° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 163.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.