The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2075
Waning Crescent
1.7% 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
7:25 AM
6:32 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1882
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -11.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.85° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.00° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.41° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 50.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.