The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 14, 1977
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
1:43 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 670
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 | 298.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 230.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -16.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.63° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.88° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.92° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.