The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2101
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
7:31 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2204
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° 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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.8° / 324.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -0.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.99° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.83° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.82° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 202.3° |
| 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.