The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2105
Waxing Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2254
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 47m / 18.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.88° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -1.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.69° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.