The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 2111
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
4:00 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2327
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 200.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.94° / 0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.47° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.