The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 16, 2053
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:28 AM
4:15 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1610
Events on this date
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Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.6° / 200.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 59m / -13.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.27° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -4.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.84° / 0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.