The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 PM
5:12 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 621
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 22.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 55m / 8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.91° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.19° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.