The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 1967
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 547
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 | 59.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.32° / 1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.25° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.