The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 6, 2076
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
8:16 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1895
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 | 19.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 139.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / -2.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 7.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.80° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.