The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2029

Last Quarter

46.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
24°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
46.0%
Age
22.3 days
Distance
380,800 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
1313

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun274.71°
Phase angle94.56°
Illuminated fraction46.03%
Altitude / azimuth-6.5° / 242.5°
Right ascension / declination17h 25m / -24.90°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude262.12° / -1.70°
Libration in longitude / latitude6.38° / 2.85°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-87.58° / 1.42°
Position angle of the axis5.2°
Position angle of the bright limb93.6°
Apparent magnitude-10.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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