The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 2080
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
6:59 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1944
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 349.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 9.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.42° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.34° / -0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.