The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 7, 2098
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
11:27 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2167
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.7° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.64° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.87° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.