The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 2078
Waxing Crescent
39.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
1:44 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.1%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1920
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.4° / 64.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.69° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.65° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.66° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.