The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 2154
Waxing Crescent
25.9% 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
10:04 AM
12:27 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2860
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.05° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.80° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.