The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 15, 2200
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
7:22 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3428
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 155.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -1.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.50° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.45° / -3.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.13° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.