The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 1941
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 AM
11:47 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 225
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 2.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.9° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 51m / 12.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.07° / -3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.23° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.93° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| 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.