The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 18, 2022
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
8:07 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1227
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 318.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 16m / 2.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.58° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.43° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| 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.