The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 7, 2176
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
2:41 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3131
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 | 315.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 212.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 22m / -20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 302.88° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.71° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.22° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.