The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 14, 2081
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1957
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.9° / 90.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.80° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.93° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.51° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.