The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 19, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 PM
6:40 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.2° / 3.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 17.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.33° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.48° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.