The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 8, 1955
Full Moon
99.8% 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
6:55 PM
6:32 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 398
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.2° / 345.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 0.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.01° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.87° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 194.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.