The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2021
Waning Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
5:55 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 174.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.97° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.22° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 33.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.