The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2149
Waxing Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
1:24 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2798
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 68.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.47° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.93° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.81° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.