The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2048
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
5:56 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1548
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 177.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -7.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.23° / 4.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / -4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.85° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.