The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 1903
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
1:06 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -245
Events on this date
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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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 71.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.75° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.00° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.