The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 20, 2057
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 PM
7:44 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1660
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 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 330.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 52m / 6.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.78° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.