The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 16, 1986
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 782
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
-
Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 23.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.24° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.45° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.