The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2119
Waxing Crescent
17.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2427
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 | 49.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.87° / 4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.97° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.08° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| 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.