The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2143
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
7:05 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 349.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -1.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.46° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.89° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.