The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 12, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 PM
7:48 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3045
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 | 172.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 335.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.43° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.04° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.