The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2005
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:29 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1017
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.0° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 24m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.64° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.44° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.