The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 1986
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
12:57 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 781
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 | 298.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.1° / 223.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -27.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.43° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.33° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.