The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2154
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
10:22 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2860
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 29m / 9.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.23° / 0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.40° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.