The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 7, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
63.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 PM
2:46 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.4%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3280
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 105.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.5° / 55.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 24.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.22° / 0.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.33° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.48° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.