The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2173
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 AM
11:05 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3095
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 | 35.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.8° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 55m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.58° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.17° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.58° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.