The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
12:33 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1190
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 | 68.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.1° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 16.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.11° / -4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.55° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| 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.