The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 1964
Waxing Crescent
9.1% 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
8:27 AM
9:48 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 510
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 7.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.90° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.17° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.