The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 8, 2164
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
6:32 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2983
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 350.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 3.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.51° / -2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.43° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| 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.