The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 1977
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
6:39 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 670
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 | 179.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 346.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 2.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.89° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.46° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 202.3° |
| 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.