The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 5, 2006
Waxing Crescent
38.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
12:28 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.3%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1029
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 | 76.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 24.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.31° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.99° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.98° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.