The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2026
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
12:53 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1276
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 | 283.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 223.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -28.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.94° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.91° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.