The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 6, 2014
Waxing Crescent
32.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1128
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.94° / -2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.94° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.43° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.5° |
| 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.