The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 19, 2064
Waxing Crescent
2.4% 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
7:57 AM
9:35 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1747
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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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 | 17.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 119.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.14° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.46° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.04° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 236.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.