The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 1950
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
7:56 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 337
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 146.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 4.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.38° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 0.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.18° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.