The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 PM
7:32 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1932
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.8° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 9.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.35° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.69° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.