The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2138
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
9:38 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2662
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.8° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / 7.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.91° / 3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.87° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.