The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 3, 2063
Waxing Crescent
10.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
10:02 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.6%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1734
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 113.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 11.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.00° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.13° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.