The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 1951
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
6:31 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 348
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 7% of the Sun is covered at 5:43 PM.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.0° / 167.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -6.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.32° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.61° / 1.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.26° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 39.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.