The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 16, 2178
Waning Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
5:17 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3156
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -9.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.11° / 3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.13° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.