The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2135
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
8:37 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2625
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 133.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / -0.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.43° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.