The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 1, 1980
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 PM
7:02 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 707
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:45 PM, is deepest at 3:45 PM and ends at 5:44 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.6° / 347.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 8.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.47° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.17° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.3° |
| 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.