The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2146
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
10:59 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2761
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.6° / 102.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 9.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.85° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.93° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.