The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 1906
First Quarter
53.1% 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
11:46 AM
1:29 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.1%
- Age
- 8.4 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -208
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 68.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.67° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.44° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.9° |
| 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.