The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 17, 2147
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:02 PM
7:52 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2773
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 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 322.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 58m / 2.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.69° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.98° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| 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.