The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 15, 2159
Waning Crescent
18.5% 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
5:18 AM
3:29 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 396,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 309.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.3° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.09° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.92° / -1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.57° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.