The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 1988
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
7:06 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 806
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.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:05 AM, is deepest at 11:12 AM and ends at 11:20 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 344.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 7.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.79° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.98° / -0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.55° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| 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.