The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 18, 2068
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
7:06 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1796
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.7° / 328.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -2.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.73° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.4° |
| 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.