The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 10, 2176
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
7:13 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3131
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 156.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -4.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.94° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.32° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.