The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 1920
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 PM
5:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -35
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.7° / 6.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 7.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.88° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.09° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.