The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2112
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 PM
9:00 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2340
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.0° / 298.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -2.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.84° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.19° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.