The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 7, 2016
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
5:08 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1152
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 189.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 00m / -9.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.70° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.22° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.99° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.