The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2187
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
1:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3268
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 70.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.03° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.20° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.