The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2054
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
3:06 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1622
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,900 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.0° / 213.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -16.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.57° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.02° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.