The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2037
Waning Crescent
15.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
3:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.8%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1412
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 | 313.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -18.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.70° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.37° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.