The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2041
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
7:53 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1462
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 327.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 50m / 5.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.42° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 351.7° |
| 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.