The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2169
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
9:22 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3045
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 | 212.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.6° / 287.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 51m / -6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 207.99° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.40° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.8° |
| 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.