The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 15, 2091
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
3:39 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2080
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 | 310.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 29m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.58° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.05° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.