The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2140
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
4:01 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2686
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 | 314.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 200.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -16.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.39° / 1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.95° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.