The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 12, 2091
Last Quarter
46.1% 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
2:40 AM
12:53 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2080
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 237.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.98° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.43° / -5.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.49° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.