The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1977
Waning Crescent
10.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
3:50 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 670
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 211.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 22m / -10.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.54° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.65° / -5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.32° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| 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.