The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 16, 2191
Waning Gibbous
70.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:44 AM
10:21 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.7%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3317
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 | 245.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.0° / 252.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -23.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.68° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.44° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.21° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.