The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 1, 2056
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 PM
7:03 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1647
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 349.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 41m / 11.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.48° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.5° |
| 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.