The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 14, 1942
Waning Crescent
6.1% 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
6:23 AM
5:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 237
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 182.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.86° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.95° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.