The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2119
Waxing Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
12:24 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2427
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 | 60.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.6° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.95° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.95° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.88° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.