The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1904
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
6:21 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -233
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 22m / -3.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.91° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.44° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.