The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 14, 2088
Waning Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
11:54 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2043
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 244.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 05m / -19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.15° / 3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.95° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.