The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2118
Waning Crescent
38.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
12:50 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.6%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2414
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 223.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.10° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.56° / 7.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.03° / -0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.