The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 18, 2117
Full Moon
99.8% 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
8:28 PM
7:55 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2402
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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 317.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -0.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.11° / 1.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.92° / -0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.