The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2157
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 AM
1:36 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2897
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 31m / 26.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.17° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.95° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.27° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.