The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 7, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
76.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:49 PM
3:37 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3416
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 121.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.2° / 47.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.61° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.25° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.