The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2183
Waning Gibbous
90.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
9:25 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.4%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3218
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 | 216.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 283.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 48m / -8.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.06° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.66° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -41.17° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.