The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 10, 2184
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
4:32 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3230
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Mercury, and Venus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 198.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.68° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.77° / -1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.15° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.