The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2179
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
10:55 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3169
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 101.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 17.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.13° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.81° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.