The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2097
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:46 AM
9:51 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2155
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.33° / -2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.65° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.