The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 18, 2155
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 PM
7:29 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2872
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 9:25 PM, is deepest at 11:07 PM and ends at 12:49 AM. Totality lasts from 10:48 PM to 11:25 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Mar 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 332.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 3.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.26° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.46° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| 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.