The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2055
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:36 AM
1:18 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1635
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 | 91.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.4° / 69.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 18.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.20° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.08° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.93° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.