The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2093
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 PM
7:46 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 388,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2105
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 333.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 8.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.76° / 3.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.88° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.