The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2093
Waning Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 PM
9:19 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2105
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 211.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 47m / -5.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.88° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.56° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.