The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2086
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
8:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 357,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2019
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 356,800 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 137.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 53m / 4.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.28° / 4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.01° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.12° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 205.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.