The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 2106
Waxing Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2266
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.2° / 88.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 18.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.89° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.14° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.