The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 5, 2060
Waxing Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
10:27 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1697
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 109.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 47m / 10.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.44° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.74° / 2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.68° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.