The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2072
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
4:01 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1845
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 | 314.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.0° / 202.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.37° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.53° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.46° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| 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.