The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 15, 2046
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:52 AM
2:54 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1524
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 54.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.62° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.92° / -4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.83° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.9° |
| 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.