The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 2050
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
4:03 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1573
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 205.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.08° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.32° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.