The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2017
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
7:55 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1165
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.6° / 324.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 4.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.81° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.