The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 2117
Waxing Crescent
41.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
12:53 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2402
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 25.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.56° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.13° / -4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.68° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.