The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 7, 2049
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 AM
10:57 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1561
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 16.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.78° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.54° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.75° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| 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.