The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 3, 2019
Waning Crescent
7.7% 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
5:38 AM
3:43 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1189
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.7° / 201.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.75° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.22° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.15° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.