The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2124
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:37 AM
4:27 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2488
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 197.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 52m / -12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.77° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.74° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.66° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.