The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2116
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 AM
8:59 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2390
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 | 13.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 128.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 1.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.57° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.05° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.