The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 23, 2103
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
7:03 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2229
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 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.1° / 326.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / -4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.50° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.2° |
| 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.