The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 1961
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
4:23 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 362,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 472
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 200.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -12.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.43° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.27° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.