The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 2115
Waning Crescent
38.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
1:01 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.5%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2377
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 224.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -26.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.01° / -3.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.67° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.