The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2099
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
2:36 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2179
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 | 302.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.7° / 208.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 09m / -25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.05° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.60° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.