The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 19, 2104
Last Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
11:58 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2241
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.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.99° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.38° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.44° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.