The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2135
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
4:37 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2624
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 190.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.78° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.25° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.46° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.