The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2112
Waning Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:43 PM
9:27 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2340
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 59m / -6.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.18° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.35° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.