The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 1911
Waxing Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
12:02 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -146
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,900 km.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 21.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.60° / 1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / -1.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.64° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.