The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
89.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
6:26 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.7%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2402
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 | 142.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 9.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 19.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.69° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.36° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| 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.