The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 7, 2118
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
6:52 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2414
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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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 4:28 PM, is deepest at 6:29 PM and ends at 8:29 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.0° / 349.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 00m / 7.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.23° / 1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.27° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.0° |
| 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.