The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 10, 1966
Waning Gibbous
82.3% 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
11:08 PM
9:01 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 372,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 534
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 229.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 281.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -13.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.52° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.52° / -1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.81° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.