The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2126
Waning Crescent
43.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
1:09 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2513
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 277.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 234.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.84° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.57° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.