The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
85.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 PM
5:29 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.1%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3008
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 | 134.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 21.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.59° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.06° / 3.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.01° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.