The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 5, 2044
Waxing Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
12:19 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1499
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 48m / 25.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.25° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.43° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.38° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.