The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2036
Full Moon
99.8% 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
8:10 PM
8:06 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1400
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 | 183.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.7° / 320.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 51m / 3.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.48° / 2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.7° |
| 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.