The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 10, 2116
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
3:51 PM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2389
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 193.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -23.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.19° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.52° / 7.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.92° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.