The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 2140
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
6:43 PM
6:41 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2686
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 346.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 52m / 3.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.21° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / 5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.56° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 204.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.