The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 2173
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 AM
9:55 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 377,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3095
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.13° / 0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.79° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.