The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2168
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 PM
2:20 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3033
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 370,100 km.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.3° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 40m / 20.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.26° / -2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / 3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.82° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.