The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
89.8% 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
3:26 PM
5:28 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.8%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 992
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 | 142.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.5° / 24.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 20.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.64° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.30° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.