The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 16, 2184
Waxing Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3231
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 | 56.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 85.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 13.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.48° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.11° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.