The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 15, 2189
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
6:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3292
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 | 344.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.03° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.86° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 47.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.