The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2162
Waning Crescent
9.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
3:49 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2958
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 | 324.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 210.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.20° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.60° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.