The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2051
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
11:34 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1586
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 | 41.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 13.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.71° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 1.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.60° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.