The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 1932
Waxing Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 114
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.53° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.34° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.