The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2038
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
12:03 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1425
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 | 73.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.89° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.23° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.