The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 15, 2181
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
8:16 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3194
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 139.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / 2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.91° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.02° / -3.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.52° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 209.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.