The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 19, 1990
Last Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
10:59 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 831
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.7° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.99° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.51° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.