The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2053
Waning Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
3:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1610
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 | 305.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 211.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -15.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.00° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.63° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.