The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2178
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
4:18 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3156
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 198.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.27° / 2.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.38° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.