The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 12, 2171
Waxing Crescent
29.1% 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
10:38 AM
12:31 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3070
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 | 65.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.06° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.51° / 0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.67° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.