The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 18, 1992
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
6:09 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 856
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 347.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / -3.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.61° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.6° |
| 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.