The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2064
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
5:38 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1746
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 179.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.84° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.56° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.12° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| 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.