The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2048
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
12:10 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1549
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 78.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 37m / 22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.21° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.93° / -3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.70° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.