The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 7, 2155
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 AM
11:20 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2872
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 | 51.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.31° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / -3.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.81° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.