The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2126
Last Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:05 AM
12:15 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2513
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.0° / 242.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -18.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.79° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.70° / -5.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.39° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.