The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 7, 2148
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
8:09 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2785
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.3° / 312.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 49m / -0.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.49° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.45° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.