The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2160
Waxing Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2934
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 19.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.74° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.94° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.