The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2078
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
5:05 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1919
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 | 341.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.21° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.42° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.