The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2186
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:35 AM
2:28 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 216.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.94° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.72° / -0.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.73° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.