The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Waxing Crescent
39.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
12:53 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.6%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1017
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 | 77.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 71.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 26.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.04° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / -4.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.64° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.