The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 19, 2108
Waxing Crescent
39.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:44 AM
1:26 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.4%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 387,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2291
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.1° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.81° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.58° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.