The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2102
Last Quarter
45.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
12:19 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2216
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.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -26.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.24° / -3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.77° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| 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.