The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 7, 1902
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
4:13 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -258
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 203.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -11.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.97° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.33° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.