The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 1987
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
12:59 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 794
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.5° / 70.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 17m / 25.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.87° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.55° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.59° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.