The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2034
Waning Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
3:43 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1375
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 | 310.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.24° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.45° / -5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.02° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.