The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2130
Waxing Crescent
38.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
1:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.8%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2563
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 | 76.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 69.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.71° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.33° / 6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.61° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| 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.