The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1910
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
12:00 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -158
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 79.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 21.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.70° / 0.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.72° / -0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.48° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.