The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2047
Waning Gibbous
71.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
10:10 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.9%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1536
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 | 244.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.7° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -24.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.06° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.70° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.