The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 6, 2078
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:24 AM
10:49 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1919
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Mar 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 247.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -24.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.81° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / 3.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.25° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.