The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2111
Waxing Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 AM
1:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2328
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.1° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 18.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.86° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.22° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.