The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 16, 2180
Waning Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
10:36 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3181
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 | 245.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.6° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -20.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.06° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.95° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.