The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 15, 2176
Waxing Crescent
25.1% 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
9:53 AM
12:15 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3132
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 | 59.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 76.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 24.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.64° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.33° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.65° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.6° |
| 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.