The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2111
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
10:42 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2328
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 44m / 5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.16° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.11° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.00° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.