The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 7, 2106
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
8:51 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2266
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 7.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.42° / 3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.73° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.