The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2040
Waning Crescent
34.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
12:19 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.3%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1449
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 | 288.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 27m / -25.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 276.16° / -2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.51° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.02° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.