The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2045
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
4:52 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1511
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 | 325.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 187.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.36° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.31° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.