The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 7, 2024
Waning Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:34 AM
3:12 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1251
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 322.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.98° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.33° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.