The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2001
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
5:50 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 967
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 | 151.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 16.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 17.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.89° / 2.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -3.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.99° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.