The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 12, 2157
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
8:45 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 358,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.71° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.01° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.56° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.