The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 1948
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
11:42 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 311
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.9° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.53° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / 4.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.53° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.