The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 14, 2060
Waxing Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:20 PM
6:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1697
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
28° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.4° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.41° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / -5.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.62° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.