The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 16, 2132
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
6:42 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2587
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 160.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -10.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.78° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.83° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 43.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.