The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 19, 2106
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
7:12 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2266
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.
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.0° / 326.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -2.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.35° / -4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.90° / 5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 219.6° |
| 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.