The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Waning Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
1:57 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1004
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 | 306.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.0° / 217.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -24.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.38° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.47° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.