The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 4, 2072
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
6:55 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1845
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.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 8:40 AM, is deepest at 10:20 AM and ends at 12:00 PM. Totality lasts from 9:46 AM to 10:55 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.9° / 343.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 5.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.98° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 1.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.88° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 153.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.