The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 1, 1904
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
6:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -233
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,300 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:06 PM, is deepest at 10:02 PM and ends at 10:58 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Mar 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 353.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 7.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.91° / -2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.20° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.2° |
| 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.