The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 2038
Waxing Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
11:04 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1425
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 44m / 11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.94° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.61° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.