The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 6, 2044
First Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 AM
1:34 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1499
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 27.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.42° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.20° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.