The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 16, 2166
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
7:42 PM
7:45 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3008
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 327.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 4.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.56° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.40° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 334.0° |
| 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.