The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2060
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 PM
7:45 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1697
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 331.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 6.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.51° / 3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.31° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.