The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 7, 2156
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
7:02 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2884
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 11:56 PM, is deepest at 1:48 AM and ends at 3:40 AM. Totality lasts from 1:08 AM to 2:28 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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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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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.9° / 338.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 2.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.26° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.88° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.2° |
| 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.