The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
62.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:53 AM
3:07 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.0%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 114
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 | 103.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.6° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.68° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.60° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.