The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 1959
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
9:52 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 448
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 45m / 9.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.72° / -1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.40° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.