The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 1964
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
8:37 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 510
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 134.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 1.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.49° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.38° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.