The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2123
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:25 PM
6:36 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2476
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 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 337.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.27° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 157.5° |
| 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.