The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 19, 2177
Waning Gibbous
74.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:28 AM
9:54 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.9%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3144
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 | 240.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 255.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -24.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.61° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.09° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.45° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.