The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2185
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
8:07 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 393,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3243
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 | 185.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.4° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 12m / 2.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.93° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.85° / -3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.39° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| 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.