The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 15, 2184
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:49 AM
11:34 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3231
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 | 43.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 10.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.83° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / 6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.32° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.