The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 2126
Waning Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
3:58 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2513
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -12.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.21° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.14° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.