The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 1992
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
7:55 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 856
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 13.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 147.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 3.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.39° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.38° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 228.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.