The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 PM
7:00 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2402
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 | 156.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.3° / 354.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.66° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.21° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.