The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 1942
Waxing Crescent
7.4% 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
9:12 AM
10:31 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.4%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 397,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 238
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 107.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 56m / 7.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.67° / -3.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.60° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.00° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.