The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2002
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
9:12 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 980
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 124.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 37m / 5.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.51° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.75° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.