The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 5, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 PM
6:47 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1474
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 167.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 359.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 14.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.89° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.92° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.