The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 1972
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
8:34 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 609
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 42m / 9.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.40° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.84° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.