The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 14, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
82.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
4:45 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.2%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 992
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 130.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.3° / 35.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 23.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.87° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / -5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.46° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.