The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 17, 1984
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
7:08 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 757
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 338.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / 3.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.36° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.33° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| 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.