The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2121
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:35 AM
3:51 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2451
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 | 313.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 201.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.60° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.15° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| 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.