The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 14, 2043
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1487
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.8° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.01° / 2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.15° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.