The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 7, 2175
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 PM
6:53 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3119
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 8:24 AM, is deepest at 8:53 AM and ends at 9:22 AM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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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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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.4° / 343.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 16m / 3.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.34° / -1.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| 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.