The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 1937
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
11:42 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 176
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 92.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.98° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.27° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.32° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.