The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
5:11 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 114
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.1° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 17.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.26° / 3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.11° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.