The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2167
Waning Crescent
3.7% 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
6:51 AM
5:59 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3020
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 37m / -10.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.80° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.14° / 3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.72° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.