The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 14, 2042
Last Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
11:36 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1474
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.8° / 236.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 18m / -27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.57° / -4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.51° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.00° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.