The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 12, 2181
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
5:02 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3193
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 | 325.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.2° / 190.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 17m / -10.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.32° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.90° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.