The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 1947
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 PM
6:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 299
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 | 161.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.5° / 5.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.34° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.15° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.73° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.