The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2053
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
12:45 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.9° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 39m / -18.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.10° / 5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.26° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.06° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.