The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2186
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
6:21 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3255
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.5° / 167.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -9.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.89° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.54° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.