The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 1994
Waxing Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 AM
12:51 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 881
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 80.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.4° / 73.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 20.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.79° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / 3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.52° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.