The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2088
Waning Crescent
38.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
1:35 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.1%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2043
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 | 283.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.2° / 229.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.97° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.32° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.