The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2056
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 AM
11:00 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1648
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 9.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.85° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / 7.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.36° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.