The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2143
Waning Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
4:15 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2723
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 | 317.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.7° / 200.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.86° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.28° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.