The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2070
Waxing Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
11:25 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1821
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 14m / 12.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.55° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.80° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.