The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2066
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:38 AM
1:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1771
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 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 68.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 24.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.01° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / -3.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.01° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.