The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 PM
7:47 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3280
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 10.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.47° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.23° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 319.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.