The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 15, 2197
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 AM
5:01 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3391
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 190.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -10.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.31° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.02° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.19° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.