The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2159
Waning Crescent
11.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:48 AM
4:33 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2921
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 | 320.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 13m / -13.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.55° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.77° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.