The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 PM
4:50 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.7 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1425
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 0.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 32.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 54m / 21.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.26° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / -0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 52.04° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.