The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2168
Waxing Crescent
37.6% 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
11:30 AM
1:12 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.6%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3033
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 | 75.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 69.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 18.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.15° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.61° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.00° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.