The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 1937
Waning Gibbous
65.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
9:55 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.7%
- Age
- 20.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 175
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 260.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.53° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.11° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.