The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 1972
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
6:02 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 608
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.9° / 181.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -3.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.53° / 3.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.73° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.