The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
7:38 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1153
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 5:39 AM, is deepest at 7:47 AM and ends at 9:55 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 321.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 21m / -0.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.26° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.42° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| 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.