The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2091
Waning Crescent
10.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
4:36 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2080
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 19m / -13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.91° / 2.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / -2.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.26° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.