The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, March 29, 2154

Full Moon Worm Moon

100.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
50°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
15.5 days
Distance
365,500 km
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
2860

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Worm Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

  2. Penumbral lunar eclipse

    The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:04 AM, is deepest at 11:59 AM and ends at 1:54 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.

Exact values

For Mar 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun180.11°
Phase angle1.11°
Illuminated fraction99.99%
Altitude / azimuth-46.8° / 322.7°
Right ascension / declination12h 35m / -2.57°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude189.07° / 1.11°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.85° / -0.80°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-3.91° / -0.37°
Position angle of the axis21.7°
Position angle of the bright limb30.6°
Apparent magnitude-12.8

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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