The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 7, 2192
Waning Crescent
44.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
11:10 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3329
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.8° / 238.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 33m / -28.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.13° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.55° / 7.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.91° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.