The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 12, 2194
Waning Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
10:08 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3354
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 31m / -24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.48° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.13° / 7.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.56° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.