The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2175
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
11:43 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3119
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.99° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.27° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.