The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% 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
6:46 PM
7:16 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3008
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 | 167.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.9° / 341.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 7.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.71° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.55° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.