The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2107
Last Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
12:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2278
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 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 238.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.03° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.76° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.