The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2081
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
12:00 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 389,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1957
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 | 56.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 22.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.46° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.31° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.