The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 1908
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 PM
6:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -183
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 3.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.99° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.81° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.