The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2102
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
8:47 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2217
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 132.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 17m / 6.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.57° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.82° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.