The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 1974
Last Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
12:05 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 633
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.20° / -0.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.52° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.