The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2116
Waxing Crescent
25.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
12:16 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.4%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2390
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 22.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.68° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.23° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.