The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 10, 2146
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
4:38 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2760
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 197.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -10.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.75° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.54° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.