The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 15, 2187
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:04 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3268
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 | 61.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 15.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.90° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.39° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.