The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2043
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 AM
12:02 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 366,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 22.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.60° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.95° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.