The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2072
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
12:24 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1845
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 | 282.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 241.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 21m / -18.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.08° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.38° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.