The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2077
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% 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
12:45 PM
3:30 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1907
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.9° / 48.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.45° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.03° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 72.61° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.