The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2187
Waning Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 AM
4:06 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3267
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 29m / -17.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.04° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / 4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.50° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| 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.