The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2059
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
9:54 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1685
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 | 23.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 116.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 4.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.40° / -3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.26° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.