The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 1996
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 PM
6:52 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 905
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 340.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.08° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.25° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 152.4° |
| 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.