The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 1998
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 PM
6:35 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 930
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:16 PM, is deepest at 11:20 PM and ends at 1:23 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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.67° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.18° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.23° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| 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.