The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 14, 2040
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
9:34 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1450
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.99° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.07° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.