The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 2002
Waxing Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 980
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 | 61.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 87.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 18.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.86° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 2.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.15° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.