The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2132
Waning Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
5:32 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 379,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2587
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 176.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.03° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.