The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 10, 1932
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 AM
10:03 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 114
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 112.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 36m / 12.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.89° / 2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.98° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.74° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.