The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:30 PM
4:51 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2266
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 | 127.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.0° / 30.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 14.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.86° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 54.78° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.