The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2110
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
7:03 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2315
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 6:25 AM, is deepest at 8:33 AM and ends at 10:42 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 342.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.48° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.73° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| 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.