The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2162
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
8:41 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2959
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 132.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / 4.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.08° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.