The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 2179
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
1:51 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3169
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 22.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.47° / 0.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / 0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.75° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.