The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
7:06 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1932
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 | 156.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.3° / 353.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 14.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.12° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.84° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.