The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2113
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
5:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2352
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 01m / -16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.72° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / 5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.81° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.