March 17, 2022

The full moon officially occurs at 7:18 am tomorrow morning (March 18th). However, at moonrise tonight – 6:40 pm, the moon is at 99.5% illumination. The nearly full moon is visible this evening to the east in the constellation of Virgo.

To calculate the lunar phase for any time and date, visit: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4955

An image of the (nearly) full moon as it will appear tonight at moonrise. Image credit: NASA/SVS