The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2030
Waxing Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
9:15 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1326
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 124.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 9.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.34° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.75° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.