The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2146
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
11:57 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2761
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 | 48.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.9° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 12.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.46° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.72° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.