The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 5, 2049
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
8:46 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1561
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 7.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.94° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.77° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.15° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.