The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 PM
3:37 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 10.8 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1103
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 47.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.54° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.12° / 4.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.21° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.