The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 7, 2060
Waxing Crescent
32.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1697
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 81.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.26° / 1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.36° / -1.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.29° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.