The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2097
Waxing Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 AM
11:04 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2155
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 | 35.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 102.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.38° / -0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.49° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.45° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.