The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 2145
Last Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 AM
12:16 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2748
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 243.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 23m / -18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.26° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.20° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| 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.