The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 10, 2076
Waxing Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
12:39 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1895
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 75.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.82° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.18° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.51° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.