The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 7, 2117
Waxing Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 AM
10:44 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
-
Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 104.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 13.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.73° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.25° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.