The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 1912
Waning Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
3:26 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -134
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 | 323.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.7° / 204.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.09° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.76° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.55° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.