The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 1967
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
11:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 547
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 | 48.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 16.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.36° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.44° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.