The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 12, 2198
Waxing Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3404
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 84.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.23° / 2.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.01° / -2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.51° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.