The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2043
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
9:26 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 122.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 3.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.53° / 0.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.59° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.56° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.