The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2022
Waxing Crescent
10.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 AM
9:48 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1227
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 26m / 6.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.03° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.29° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.