The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 6, 2006
First Quarter
48.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 AM
1:39 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1029
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.1° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 27.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.37° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.93° / -5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.79° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.