The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 10, 2171
Waxing Crescent
13.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
11:31 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.8%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3070
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 96.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 07m / 11.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.49° / -1.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / 2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.06° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.