The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2059
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
6:03 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1684
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 | 340.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 168.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -15.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.01° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.11° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.