The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2000
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
6:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 955
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 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 6.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.21° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.52° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 322.2° |
| 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.