The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 19, 2155
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
7:51 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2872
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 315.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -2.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.37° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.28° / 0.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.69° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.