The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 7, 1943
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
9:05 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 250
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 126.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -1.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.55° / -3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / 5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.55° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.