The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 19, 2189
Waxing Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
10:25 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3293
Events on this date
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March equinox
Day and night are nearly equal. Spring begins in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern.
Exact values
For Mar 19, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 52m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.93° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.30° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.