The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2042
Waning Gibbous
72.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:29 AM
10:20 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.5%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1474
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 | 243.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.5° / 255.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.64° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.00° / 3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.65° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.