The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 14, 2056
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
6:11 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1647
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 168.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 38m / -11.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.64° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.59° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 56.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.