The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 PM
5:08 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2835
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 30.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 24.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.77° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.60° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.