The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
88.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 PM
5:27 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.3%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2847
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 140.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 26.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 23.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.50° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.13° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.09° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.