The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 2054
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
4:01 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1622
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 202.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -14.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 315.37° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.22° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.