The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2124
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 AM
11:55 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2489
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.45° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.89° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.