The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2041
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
11:31 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1462
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 | 54.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 14.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.24° / -0.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.65° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.28° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.