The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2096
Full Moon
99.7% 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
6:15 PM
7:04 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2142
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.3° / 348.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.05° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.06° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 340.0° |
| 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.