The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, March 3, 2080
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 PM
5:56 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1944
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 18.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 21.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.22° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.63° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.