The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 1997
First Quarter
47.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 AM
1:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 918
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.2° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.72° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.56° / 7.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.18° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.