The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 10, 1938
Waxing Gibbous
65.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
2:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.3%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 188
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 56.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.23° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.76° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.