The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 PM
6:46 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2303
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 | 161.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.2° / 350.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 7.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.32° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.78° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.