The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, March 5, 2063
Waxing Crescent
26.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1734
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.39° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 111.74° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.