The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 3, 1932
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
2:45 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 113
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.0° / 207.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -24.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.60° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.31° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.83° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.