The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 10, 2140
Waning Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
9:58 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 401,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2686
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 18m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.06° / -3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 5.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.52° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.