The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 2105
Waning Gibbous
62.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
10:12 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.5%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2253
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 255.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.9° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.62° / -0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.44° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.