The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2138
Waxing Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
12:02 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2662
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 | 57.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.7° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 23.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.07° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.07° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.26° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.