The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
75.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 PM
4:10 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.7%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 596
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 42.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 12m / 25.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.29° / 3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.98° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.35° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.