The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2169
Waning Gibbous
85.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
9:52 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 85.2%
- Age
- 17.7 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3045
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 | 225.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 85.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.0° / 274.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -11.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.70° / 3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.55° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.