The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 14, 2170
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
4:47 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3057
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 40m / -18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.17° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.84° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.