The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2065
Waxing Crescent
26.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
12:26 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1759
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 | 61.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.04° / 4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.58° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.