The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2102
Waning Crescent
14.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
3:59 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.5%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2216
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 199.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.02° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.34° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.