The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 1919
Waxing Crescent
23.7% 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
9:12 AM
11:53 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -47
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.7° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.21° / 2.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / -2.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.27° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.