The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 7, 2149
Waning Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
4:00 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2797
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 | 329.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -17.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.11° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.07° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.