The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 16, 2176
Waxing Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
1:31 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3132
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 | 73.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 65.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 26.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.04° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.46° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.