The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 22, 2160
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
7:17 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2934
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 22, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.7° / 315.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / -7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.66° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 161.3° |
| 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.