The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 16, 2059
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 AM
11:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1685
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 101.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 10.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.94° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.05° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.