The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 12, 2057
Waxing Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 AM
1:52 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1660
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 64.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 20.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.65° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 3.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.93° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.