The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Waxing Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 PM
6:46 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1227
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 | 148.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.08° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.03° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.6° |
| 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.