The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, March 5, 2082
Waxing Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:21 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1969
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.2° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.79° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.94° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.