The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 19, 2083
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:50 AM
9:18 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1982
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 9.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.42° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.43° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.