The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 14, 2103
Waxing Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 AM
1:56 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 389,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2229
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 63.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.39° / 3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.78° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.98° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.