The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 1989
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
5:25 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 818
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 | 345.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.8° / 183.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 14m / -11.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.26° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.66° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.