The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 10, 2073
Waxing Crescent
3.2% 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
7:53 AM
8:23 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1858
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 1.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.89° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.63° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.14° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.