The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 1933
Waxing Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
3:52 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 126
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 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 115.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 46.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 27.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.74° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.76° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.