The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2026
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
4:06 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1276
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.7° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 05m / -19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.04° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.50° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| 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.