The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2121
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
12:16 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2451
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.9° / 231.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -26.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.46° / -3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.84° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.57° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.