The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2160
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
2:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2934
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 56.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 44m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.32° / 0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.38° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.