The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2139
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
7:26 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2674
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 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.6° / 325.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / -0.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.03° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.24° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 213.3° |
| 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.