The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 2116
Waning Crescent
36.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
11:58 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2389
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 232.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 14m / -27.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.03° / -4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.85° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.