The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 16, 2007
Waning Crescent
8.6% 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
6:27 AM
4:53 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1041
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.82° / -2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.89° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.