The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 1973
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
7:35 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 621
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / 1.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.89° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.19° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.