The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
74.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 PM
5:10 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.2%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1932
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 | 118.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 31.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 26.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.18° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.31° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.