The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2056
Waning Crescent
12.4% 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
6:00 AM
4:10 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1647
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 195.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 58m / -18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.68° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.18° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.