The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2102
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
5:14 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2216
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -12.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.34° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.73° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.55° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.