The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 1944
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
10:54 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 20.6 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 262
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 243.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.1° / 259.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -15.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.66° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.46° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.51° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.