The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, March 6, 2066
Waxing Gibbous
73.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:17 PM
3:45 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.7%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1771
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 118.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 46.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.61° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 58.51° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.