The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
3:46 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1214
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -19.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 318.27° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.80° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.