The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2165
Waxing Crescent
21.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.4%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2996
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 | 54.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 86.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 20m / 13.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.28° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.42° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.91° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.