The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 6, 2069
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
5:56 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1808
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 | 166.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 5.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 13m / 5.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.95° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.57° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.