The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2083
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
6:12 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1981
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 | 339.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.3° / 172.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -7.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.04° / 1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / -1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.94° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.