The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 14, 2105
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
6:05 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 176.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 07m / -6.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.46° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.04° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.26° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| 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.