The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2069
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
12:02 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1808
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.2° / 242.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.16° / 2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.69° / -3.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.34° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.