The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 1995
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
6:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 893
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.0° / 352.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 0.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.10° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.41° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| 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.