The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2154
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:28 AM
9:20 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2860
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 | 16.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 123.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 3.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.98° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.61° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.