The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 1976
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
6:31 PM
6:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 358,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 658
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 | 174.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 355.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / 0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.40° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.16° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| 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.