The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 2055
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
9:22 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1635
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 | 212.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.3° / 287.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 49m / -6.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.51° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.03° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.94° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.