The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2016
First Quarter
49.6% 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
12:34 PM
2:15 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1153
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 | 89.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.0° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 39m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.95° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.17° / 7.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.90° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.