The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2079
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
7:55 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1932
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 323.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 3.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.33° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.54° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.9° |
| 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.