The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2045
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
9:01 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1512
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.8° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 7.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.44° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.84° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.