The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 17, 2193
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 PM
7:30 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3342
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 4:45 PM, is deepest at 5:27 PM and ends at 6:09 PM. 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.
Exact values
For Mar 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 328.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 41m / 1.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.01° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| 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.