The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 7, 2196
First Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
1:30 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3379
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 66.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 25.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.40° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.10° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.