The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 PM
7:17 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1239
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 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.8° / 341.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / 7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.87° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.