The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 8, 2031
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 PM
6:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1338
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.8° / 354.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 47m / 2.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.16° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.84° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| 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.