The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 14, 2097
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
8:40 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 376,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2155
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 133.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / -1.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.86° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.