The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 PM
7:35 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3243
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 333.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 6.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.23° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.76° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.