The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
60.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:56 PM
3:49 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.3%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 376,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1524
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 | 101.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 45.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 36m / 26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.03° / 2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.70° / -3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.66° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.