The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 3, 2045
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
7:04 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1511
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:39 AM, is deepest at 2:41 AM and ends at 4:44 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 338.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 3.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.74° / -1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 2.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.76° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.8° |
| 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.