The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 5, 2055
Waxing Crescent
40.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
12:19 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.8%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1635
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.9° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 16.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.37° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.81° / 7.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.10° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.