The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2105
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
7:15 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 158.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -0.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.80° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.69° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.47° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.