The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
1:10 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1115
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 233.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 42m / -19.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.90° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.67° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.