The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2065
First Quarter
54.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:20 PM
3:17 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.0%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1759
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.2° / 51.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 01m / 26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.13° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.03° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.