The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2057
Waxing Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
8:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1660
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 1.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.48° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.40° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.