The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2086
Waning Crescent
10.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 AM
4:43 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.7%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2018
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 194.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -12.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.70° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.25° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.