The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2038
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
7:15 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1425
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 153.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 47m / -6.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.38° / -4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.42° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.