The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2040
Waxing Crescent
14.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
11:44 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1450
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 94.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 13.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.14° / -2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.65° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.