The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 7, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 PM
5:44 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3082
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 | 145.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 21.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.98° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.30° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| 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.