The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 20, 1915
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
11:57 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -96
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 19m / 23.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.59° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.44° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.