The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 23, 1997
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 PM
6:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 918
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 9:57 PM, is deepest at 11:39 PM and ends at 1:21 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.3° / 352.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / 0.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.71° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.34° / 0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.84° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 25.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.