The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 1983
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
8:44 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 389,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 745
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.6° / 132.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 2.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.60° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.57° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| 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.