The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 12, 2103
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2229
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.3° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.07° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / -5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.36° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.