The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 14, 1956
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
9:14 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 411
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 11.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.17° / 3.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.93° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.