The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2140
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 AM
5:13 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2686
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 7.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 187.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 43m / -10.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.43° / 2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.15° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.