The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 1943
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
1:17 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 250
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.44° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.55° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.