The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 1931
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
3:11 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 101
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 206.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 15m / -20.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.96° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.17° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.