The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 7, 1976
Waxing Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 AM
12:04 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 658
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.54° / -1.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / 2.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.67° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.