The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Waning Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
4:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1053
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 195.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -15.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.95° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.26° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.