The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 20, 2076
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 PM
7:55 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1895
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
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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 | 179.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.8° / 324.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 10m / 4.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.63° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.16° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 19.0° |
| 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.