The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 5, 2079
Waxing Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
9:04 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1932
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.9° / 127.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 50m / 3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.86° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.09° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.