The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 1985
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 PM
7:04 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 769
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 350.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 11.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.70° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.98° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 330.0° |
| 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.