The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2157
Waxing Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
12:21 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2897
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 | 60.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.3° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 24.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.27° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.46° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.