The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 7, 2124
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 AM
10:55 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2488
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 251.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -21.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.67° / 0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.22° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.