The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 19, 2138
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
4:02 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2662
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.3° / 44.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 26.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.72° / 4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.51° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.