The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 1957
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 PM
6:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 359,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 423
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.2° / 354.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 0.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.36° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| 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.