The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 16, 2014
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
7:25 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1128
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 | 179.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 325.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / -0.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.44° / -2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / 4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 212.7° |
| 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.