The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 3, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
91.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
5:49 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.1%
- Age
- 11.4 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1474
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 145.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.5° / 21.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.70° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.22° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.