The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 12, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
6:20 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2674
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 7.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 14.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.56° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.22° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.