The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2147
Waxing Gibbous
96.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
6:49 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.9%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2773
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 | 159.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 351.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.51° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / 1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.32° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.