The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2124
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
8:35 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2489
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.6° / 135.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / 5.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.80° / 4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.51° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.