The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2084
Waxing Crescent
33.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:37 AM
12:17 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1994
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 24.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.90° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.77° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.