The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
7:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2167
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 | 157.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.1° / 353.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 14.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.11° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / -4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.02° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.