The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 19, 2174
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
7:57 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3107
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 | 191.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.7° / 308.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / -5.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.91° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.01° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.48° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.