The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 1934
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
8:21 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 139
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 | 15.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 141.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / 8.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.99° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.44° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.