The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2027
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
5:00 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1288
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.8° / 189.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 55m / -12.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.73° / 0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / -0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.09° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.