The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 14, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
90.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 PM
6:31 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2167
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.2° / 8.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.36° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 36.17° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.