The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2172
Waning Gibbous
69.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
10:31 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.1%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 247.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 03m / -23.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.38° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.55° / 4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.39° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.