The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 1967
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
8:08 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 547
Events on this date
-
Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 141.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 0.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.94° / -2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 4.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.06° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.