The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 1918
Waxing Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -59
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.8° / 105.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 16.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.04° / 3.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.32° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.