The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2028
Waning Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:32 AM
10:02 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1301
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 | 242.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 254.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -24.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.01° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.89° / 6.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.89° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.