The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2154
Waning Crescent
2.6% 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
7:22 AM
6:08 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 386,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2859
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 168.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -13.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.82° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.76° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.