The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 1951
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:00 AM
4:08 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 348
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 | 332.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 195.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.87° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.29° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.85° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.