The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 14, 1940
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 213
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 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 16.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.41° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.60° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.