The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2151
Waning Crescent
2.9% 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
7:19 AM
6:05 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2822
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 | 340.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 168.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 41m / -13.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.71° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.42° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 52.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.