The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2076
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% 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
6:49 PM
7:29 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1895
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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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 | 168.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.0° / 339.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 9.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.16° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / -5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 312.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.