The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 1983
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
4:37 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 744
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -15.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.59° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.06° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.59° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.