The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 19, 2197
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 AM
8:54 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3392
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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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 | 9.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 129.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 8.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.13° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.98° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.