The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 2080
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 AM
6:01 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1944
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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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 | 338.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.9° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 45m / -11.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.44° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.60° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.