The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2122
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2464
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 80.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.11° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.55° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.5° |
| 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.