The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2148
Waning Crescent
18.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
3:31 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.4%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 309.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.5° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 31m / -17.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.83° / 1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.75° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -135.50° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.