The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 7, 2171
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 AM
7:33 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.2° / 149.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 00m / -4.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.23° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.16° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.