The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2043
Waxing Crescent
34.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
1:20 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 72.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.5° / 67.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.97° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.75° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.