The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 10, 2172
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
8:09 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3082
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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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.4° / 323.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / 6.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.58° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.75° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.