The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2078
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
9:55 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1920
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.57° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.00° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.46° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.