The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2062
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1722
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 | 56.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 80.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.55° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.05° / -4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.13° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.