The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2062
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
9:28 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1722
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 121.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 4.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.54° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.73° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.