The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2145
Waning Crescent
42.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
1:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.3%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2748
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 | 278.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 233.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -18.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.23° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.38° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.