The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 19, 2055
Last Quarter
55.0% 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
1:59 AM
12:07 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.0%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 385,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1635
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.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.9° / 243.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.40° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.06° / -4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.59° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.