The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 2179
Waxing Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
8:57 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3169
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 9.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.26° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.30° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.21° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 238.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.