The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, March 5, 1946
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
8:50 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 287
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / -0.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.59° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.33° / 7.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.32° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.