The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2072
Waning Crescent
9.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:59 AM
4:56 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1845
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 190.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -11.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.16° / 2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -2.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.66° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.