The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
57.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
3:34 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.6%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3070
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 | 98.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.6° / 48.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 16m / 26.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.49° / 3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.13° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.