The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 16, 2138
Waxing Crescent
32.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:23 AM
1:11 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.3%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2662
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 | 69.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.1° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 26.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.96° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.86° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.07° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.