The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 7, 2137
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
6:54 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2649
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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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 12:25 PM, is deepest at 2:08 PM and ends at 3:52 PM. Totality lasts from 1:43 PM to 2:34 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.6° / 346.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.17° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| 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.