The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2141
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 PM
2:59 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2699
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.6° / 53.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.98° / 0.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 0.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.18° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.