The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2105
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
3:49 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2253
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 | 312.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 204.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -15.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.02° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.40° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.85° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.