The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Waxing Crescent
39.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 AM
12:33 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.2%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1264
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 73.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 25.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.66° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.18° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.