The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2128
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
7:34 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2538
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 3:30 PM, is deepest at 5:41 PM and ends at 7:52 PM. 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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 329.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.27° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.18° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| 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.