The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Waxing Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
12:47 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1054
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.86° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.98° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.82° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.