The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 14, 2010
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
6:48 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1078
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.2° / 163.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 42m / -3.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.58° / 3.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.64° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.