The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2058
Waxing Gibbous
87.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 PM
5:16 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.6%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1672
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
18° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.6° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 34m / 22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.12° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.91° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.