The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2073
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:09 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1858
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 | 75.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 39m / 16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.68° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.66° / -0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.